In our daily lives it is sometimes hard to remember that we are more than just minds and bodies. We are spirit also. Lift offers a place of elevated consciousness, a place to experience art and sound that enhances and enlivens our daily experience. That gives a lift! Lift will be home to Australia’s largest collection of spiritual and energy art. This is art created with the intention of healing and uplifting. Local, national and international artists will feature in the gallery.

The Miserere is written for two choirs, one of five and one of four voices, and is an example of Renaissancepolyphony surviving to the present day. One of the choirs sings a simple version of the original Miserere chant; the other, spatially separated, sings an ornamented “commentary” on this.

The Tenebrae service where the Miserere would be sung normally began at dusk, hence the name. During the ritual, candles would be extinguished one by one, save for the last candle which remained alight and was then hidden. Allegri envisioned the setting of the Miserere to be the final act within the first lesson of the Tenebrae service.